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Blue-Eyed Butcher

2012 · 85 min

A grim, matter-of-fact true-crime retelling that builds quiet dread toward a brutal act and its courtroom aftermath.

Directed by: Stephen Kay
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W. Earl Brown

Tagline: She did it 193 times.
Overview: A woman appeared to have a fairy-tale life, but six years into her marriage, the fairytale crumbles when her husband is found buried in the backyard of their home with numerous stab wounds.

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Directed by: Stephen Kay
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W. Earl Brown

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
crime
deception
violence
justice
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller, tv movie
Directed by: Stephen Kay
Written by: Jamie Pachino, Michael J. Murray
Starring: Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W. Earl Brown, Michael Gross, Lucinda Jenney, Annie Corley, David Marciano, Matthew Del Negro
Music: Tree Adams
Cinematography: Jamie Barber
Runtime: 85 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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